There’s nothing like starting something new! Filled with anticipation and expectations, no one really knows what will come of this year. This is for certain . . . we will be forced to change in some way. Our “normal” today will not be our “normal” by year’s end. We all will have to reframe something. […]
Author: Colleen Swindoll Thompson
No one can change the past
No one can change the past; everyone can choose a new path today. Wherever you are in life, take the drive for perfection out of the equation . . . it’s an illusion.
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For the last few years, I’ve welcomed the New Year with arms so wide open I could have hugged an airplane! FINALLY . . . this last year is O-V-E-R! Bubbling over with excitement, I hang up the new calendar and yell . . . This Year Is Going to Be Fantastic! Ever had one of those new […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
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When life’s circumstances push you out of the nest, lean in. Lean into the free fall as an opportunity to learn to fly, and trust the Lord to help you land.
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I remember my first holiday season as a single parent. Surrounded by ringing bells and colorful bows, the only box I wanted to open was a box of Kleenex. Ever been there? You Are NOT Alone! We desperately wish it were the most fun and festive time of the year, but some Christmases aren’t fun […]
Christ’s Life and Death Was Required
Christ’s life and death was required so that we have eternal hope today–a beautiful plan of God’s glorious grace and abounding love.
Continue readingMore TagTwelve Significant Suggestions for Special Needs Holiday Success
When the kids were little, they would mark up all the catalogs to make their Christmas wish lists. It seems like yesterday. I remember their giggles of anticipatory joy, crossing off each day on the calendar until Christmas day FINALLY arrived. Something about kids and Christmas . . . it’s almost magical. But those magical […]
Your story isn’t complete, so give God your life
Your story isn’t complete, so give God your life and remember He loves you–He still has a few more chapters to add to your story.
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I never thought a washing machine would be on my 3-year-old son’s Christmas gift list. Christmas came three weeks after my son was diagnosed with autism and global developmental disability—what used to be labeled as “mental retardation.” While he wasn’t yet talking, he made his wishes very clear. Every time—I kid you not—we went to […]
Pain has brought me to a dependence on God
Pain has brought me to a dependence on God I would have never known if given relief. In spite of the pain, He has been and continues to be faithful.
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With empty hands and broken hearts, there is purpose in it all. If nothing else, you have to believe there is purpose in it all.
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